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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard think Rufus refused the shoe he had made for him?
(a) Jealousy
(b) Anger
(c) Out of spite
(d) Insecurity

2. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what nickname does Star give Thomas?
(a) Tommy
(b) Tom-Tom
(c) Tomsee
(d) Sweetheart

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian's mother insist on doing when she exits the bus that Julian wishes she would not?
(a) Give the black boy sitting near her on the bus money
(b) Kiss the black boy sitting near her on the bus
(c) Talk to the black woman sitting across from her on the bus
(d) Insult the black woman sitting across from her on the bus

4. In the story "Revelation," what bothers Mrs. Turpin about the chair she has to sit in?
(a) The chair is next to a boy with a cold.
(b) She is forced to talk with the white-trash woman.
(c) The chair is not near Claud.
(d) She is overweight and it is difficult for her to fit into the chair.

5. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner make for Coleman when he first talks to him?
(a) A pair of glasses
(b) A figurine of an animal
(c) Alcohol
(d) A shack

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what illness does Dr. Block diagnose Asbury as having?

2. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune think Mary Fortune allows her father to beat her?

3. In the story "A View of the Woods," what color does Fortune think the woods turn one evening?

4. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Norton often begin crying?

5. In the story "A View of the Woods," who does Mary Fortune look the most like in her family?

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